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Middle English, from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic *bōkz 'beech; book' (compare Dutch boek, German Buch, Danish bog), from Proto-Indo-European *bheh₁g̑ós 'beech' (compare Latin fāgus, Russian бузина (buzina, “elder”), Albanian bung (“chestnut oak”)', Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós, “oak”), Armenian bown (“trunk”), Kurdish bûz (“elm”)). Compare beech, buckwheat. The sense development of 'beech' to 'book' is explained by the fact that smooth gray beech bark was commonly used for writing.[1]
Pronunciation
- enPR: bo͝ok, IPA: /bʊk/, SAMPA: /bUk/
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Noun
A hard-cover bookbook (plural books)
- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook.
- She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
- I have three copies of his first book.
- A major division of a long work.
- Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
- Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.
- A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
- I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
- A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
- a book of stamps
- a book of raffle tickets
- The script of a musical.
- (usually in plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
- A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
- (law) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
- (poker slang) four of a kind
Synonyms
- (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material): tome (especially a large book)
- (convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps): booklet
- (major division of a published work, larger than a chapter): tome, volume
- (script of a musical): libretto
- (records of the accounts of a business): accounts, records
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun book
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See also
References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Verb
to book (third-person singular simple present books, present participle booking, simple past and past participle booked)
- (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
- I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night
- I can book tickets for the concert next week
- (law enforcement, transitive) To penalise (someone) for an offence.
- The police booked him for driving too fast
- (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
- He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
- (transitive) To write down.
- They booked that message from the hill
- (transitive, law) To receive the highest grade in a class.
- The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave.
- He was here earlier, but he booked.
Synonyms
- (reserve): reserve
- (penalise): penalise/penalize, punish
- (slang: travel very fast): bomb (slang), hurtle, rocket (informal), speed, shoot, whiz (informal)
- (write down): make a note of, note down, record, write down
Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb “book”Translations
reserve
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Anagrams
References
- Notes:
- ^ J.P. Mallory, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "beech" (London: Fitroy-Dearborn, 1997), 58.
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Q. I am interested in going to medical school to become a Cardiologist. I am looking to buy a book that describes what its like to go through that field. I can only find books on medical school in general. Any suggestions?
Asked by Lauren - Thu Jan 22 12:42:06 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. why not go to a library and see if they have anything there? otherwise you could go on to ebay or amazon or something like that and see if they do anything but if you do you will look to pay around 30!!! hope this helps!!!
Answered by GREGO - Thu Jan 22 12:50:13 2009
Q. I am interested in going to medical school to become a Cardiologist. I am looking to buy a book that describes what its like to go through that field. I can only find books on medical school in general. Any suggestions?
Asked by Lauren - Thu Jan 22 12:42:06 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. why not go to a library and see if they have anything there? otherwise you could go on to ebay or amazon or something like that and see if they do anything but if you do you will look to pay around 30!!! hope this helps!!!
Answered by GREGO - Thu Jan 22 12:50:13 2009
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